Welcome to the Rudloe and environs website.
Here you will find news, articles and photos of an area that straddles the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in north-west Wiltshire.
Contributions in the form of articles or photos are welcome. Even those with completely contrary views to mine!
Thanks to the website builder 1&1 and Rob Brown for the original idea.
Rudloescene now, in January 2014, has a sister, academic rather than anarchic, website about Box history here: http://www.boxpeopleandplaces.co.uk/
It contains thoroughly professional, well-researched articles about Box and its people.
Contact rudloescene through the 'Contact' page.
26th April 2025 and Bulleid Pacific no. 35028 Clan Line is heading the Great Britain XVII week-long excursion (a bargain at £3,600) on its first leg from London to Bristol. We will eventually see (at the foot of this webpage) the engine and train at Glasses Crossing, Bathampton. In the meantime, spring is sprung, the grass is riz etc on the walk to Bathampton and beyond. The title picture shows Quarry Wood from Quarry Hill.
Spring surprise. The site of Webb's shop again for auction having only been sold at auction a couple of years ago for £91,000 (with a guide price of £5,000)
Spring springing in Quarry Wood
Quarry Hill and Quarry Wood images follow:
Now, Ashley Road images:
Tree-lined bank by the Kennet & Avon Canal at Bathampton. Bathampton Down beyond.
Batheaston hillside (north of the A4) from the Bathampton - Batheaston track (Mill Lane)
Bathampton/Batheaston water meadow with Canada geese in the foreground and Bathford Hill (Monkton Farleigh Down) beyond
Pollarded limes in Mill Lane by Bathampton Mill
Last year's plant stalks (I wonder what) from the Mill Lane track by the Avon at Batheaston
The reason for this perambulation...
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